What temperature does a beer bottle melt at?

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A beer bottle will melt at around 1832 degrees Fahrenheit, or 1000 degrees Celsius. Beer bottles, like glass jars and most other commercial glass containers, are made from soda-lime glass, which melts at around half the temperature of sand.

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Soda-lime glass is a combination of 60-75 percent silica sand (silicon dioxide, SiO2), 12-15 percent soda ash (sodium carbonate, Na2CO3) and 5-12 percent limestone or dolomite (calcium carbonate, CaCO3). Small quantities of other materials are also added for specific purposes, such as color.

Whereas soda gives the glass its comparatively low melting point, which makes it well-suited to recycling, it also lowers its durability. Meanwhile, lime acts as a stabilizer to increase the hardness and durability.

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Although it technically depends on the exact molecular makeup of the glass in question, glass typically melts between 2,500 degrees Fahrenheit and 2,900 degrees F (approximately 1,400 - 1,600 degrees Celsius). Certain types of glass can melt at lower temperatures, but commercial glass must reach that approximate temperature before melting.

The melting point of aluminum is 1220.58 degrees Fahrenheit, 933.47 degrees Kelvin and 660.32 degrees Celsius. Aluminum also has a boiling point of 4566 degrees Fahrenheit, 2792 degrees Kelvin and 2519 degrees Celsius.

Ice begins to melt when its surroundings rise above its freezing point, that being 32 degrees Fahrenheit (0 degrees Celsius). Depending on the salt content and the presence of other substances, that freezing point may be an even lower temperature.

Different types of plastics have drastically different melting points, which means some plastics such as polyvinyl chloride plastics can melt at as low as 165 degrees Fahrenheit, while other types such as the plastic in Teflon cookware will not melt until they reach temperatures of around 600 degrees or hotter. Most sturdy plastics will melt before 500 degrees.